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Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension
Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension is operational in Scottish Government (S36) with a recorded capacity of 50 MW, and has been generating since 2021-10-01.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 2019-01-30 |
| Permission granted | 2019-06-10 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 2021-10-01 28 months after consent |
Scottish Government (S36)’s record on battery storage
Scottish Government (S36) has decided 108 battery storage schemes and approved 94%, taking a median of 17.3 months. See every battery storage scheme decision in Scottish Government (S36) →
Other built sites within 15 km
| Site | MW | Distance |
|---|---|---|
Strathaven Airfield Solar Photovoltaics · Operational | — | 4.3 km |
West Browncastle Wind Onshore · Operational | 30 | 4.7 km |
Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Over Enoch) Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.3 | 5.3 km |
Ardoch and Over Enoch Wind Farm (Ardoch) Wind Onshore · Operational | 7.2 | 5.8 km |
Myres Hill Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.8 | 6.8 km |
Calder Water Community Wind Farm Wind Onshore · Operational | 28 | 6.9 km |
Whitelee Wind Onshore · Operational | 322 | 7 km |
National Wind Turbine Test Site Wind Onshore · Operational | 4.7 | 7.1 km |
How big is Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension?
Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension has a recorded installed capacity of 50 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension?
REPD records the operator as Scottish Power Renewables (formerly Arcus Consultancy Services). Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension approved and built?
The application was submitted on 2019-01-30. Permission was granted on 2019-06-10, 4 months later. The site became operational on 2021-10-01, 28 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 7174.
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